swap_horiz Samurai Pirate Alternatives

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Samurai Rebellion

Samurai Rebellion is a 1967 Japanese jidaigeki film directed by Masaki Kobayashi, featuring acclaimed actor Toshiro Mifu...

Drama 1960S Edo Period Kobayashi

8.5 Great

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Chushingura

Chushingura is a 1962 Japanese jidaigeki film directed by Hiroshi Inagaki and also known as Chushingura: Hana no Maki, Y...

Epic Ensemble 1962 Toei

8.5 Great

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Chushingura (1962)

Chushingura is a 1962 Japanese epic film produced by Toho and directed by Hiroshi Inagaki. The film presents the traditi...

Epic Historical 1960S Inagaki

7.8 Good

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Fall of Ako Castle

Fall of Ako Castle is a 1978 Japanese historical film directed by Kinji Fukasaku, also known by the Japanese title Akō-j...

Epic Historical 1970S Toei

7.7 Good

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The Loyal 47 Ronin

The Loyal 47 Ronin is a 1958 Japanese historical drama directed by Kunio Watanabe. It adapts the Chushingura tradition,...

Classic 1950S Loyalty Toei

7.7 Good

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Zatoichi's Pilgrimage

Zatoichi's Pilgrimage is a 1966 Japanese chambara film directed by Kazuo Ikehiro and produced by Daiei. It is the fourte...

1960S Blind Swordsman Zatoichi Daiei

7.6 Good

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Zatoichi and the Chess Expert

Zatoichi and the Chess Expert is a 1965 Japanese chambara film directed by Kenji Misumi and produced by Daiei. It is the...

1960S Blind Swordsman Zatoichi Daiei

7.5 Good

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13 Assassins (1963)

"13 Assassins" is a 1963 Japanese jidaigeki film directed by Eiichi Kudo. The narrative follows a group of thirteen samu...

1960S Ensemble Edo Period Jidaigeki

7.5 Good

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Samurai Banners

Samurai Banners is a 1969 Japanese historical epic directed by Hiroshi Inagaki and based on a novel by Yasushi Inoue. It...

Sengoku 1969 Mifune Inagaki

7.5 Good

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Samaritan Zatoichi

*Samaritan Zatoichi* is a 1968 Japanese chambara film directed by Kenji Misumi and starring Shintaro Katsu. It is the ei...

1960S Blind Swordsman Zatoichi Daiei

7.4 Good

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Red Lion

Red Lion is a 1969 Japanese historical comedy-drama directed by Kihachi Okamoto and starring Toshiro Mifune. Set during...

Comedy 1960S Meiji Era Mifune

7.4 Good

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Fight, Zatoichi, Fight

Fight, Zatoichi, Fight is a 1964 Japanese chambara film directed by Kenji Misumi and starring Shintaro Katsu as Zatoichi...

1960S Blind Swordsman Zatoichi Daiei

7.3 Good

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Sleepy Eyes of Death: The Mask of the Princess

Sleepy Eyes of Death: The Mask of the Princess is a 1966 Japanese samurai film starring Raizo Ichikawa as Nemuri Kyoshir...

Sequel Royal 1960S Nemuri Kyoshiro

7.3 Good

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Satan's Sword

Satan's Sword is a 1960 Japanese chanbara film directed by Kenji Misumi. It adapts the well-known Japanese novel Daibosa...

Epic 1960S Manga Adaptation Betrayal

7.3 Good

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Zatoichi the Fugitive

Zatoichi the Fugitive is a 1963 Japanese period film and the fourth entry in the Zatoichi series. Shintaro Katsu plays Z...

1960S Blind Swordsman Zatoichi Daiei

7.2 Good

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Zatoichi's Vengeance

Zatoichi’s Vengeance is a 1966 Japanese period action film directed by Tokuzo Tanaka and the thirteenth film in the Zato...

1960S Blind Swordsman Zatoichi Daiei

7.2 Good

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Zatoichi Challenged

Zatoichi Challenged is a 1967 Japanese chambara film directed by Kenji Misumi and starring Shintaro Katsu as the blind m...

1960S Blind Swordsman Zatoichi Daiei

7.2 Good

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The Gambling Samurai

The Gambling Samurai is the English title used for Kunisada Chuji, a 1960 Japanese jidaigeki directed by Senkichi Tanigu...

Adventure Jidaigeki 1960 Mifune

6.8 Fair

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Saga of the Vagabonds

1959 Japanese period film directed by Toshio Sugie, featuring Toshiro Mifune as a wandering swordsman who rallies a band...

Adventure 1959 Sengoku Mifune

6.5 Fair

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The Magic Serpent

The Magic Serpent is a 1966 Japanese tokusatsu fantasy film directed by Hajime Sato. Its story combines period-style swo...

Fantasy Magic 1960S Ninja

6.3 Fair